CBI Hands 5-Year Jail & ₹63L Fine for Central Excise and Service Tax Inspector holding ₹57L Disproportionate Assets
The Court of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in Ahmedabad, yesterday (29 December 2025) convicted an inspector with the Central Excise and...
![Service Tax on Access to Amusement Facilities Unconstitutional: Kerala HC sets aside Demand [Read Judgment]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/23/250x150_2114237-service-tax-access-amusement-facilities-unconstitutional-taxscan.webp "Service Tax on Access to Amusement Facilities Unconstitutional: Kerala HC sets aside Demand [Read Judgment]")
![Laying of Telecom and Optical Fibre Cables Under or Alongside Roads Not Taxable to Service Tax: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/22/250x150_2113762-laying-telecom-optical-fibre-cables-under-alongside-roads-not-taxable-service-tax-cestat-taxscan.webp "Laying of Telecom and Optical Fibre Cables Under or Alongside Roads Not Taxable to Service Tax: CESTAT [Read Order]")
![Steel Manufacturers Appeal Allowed: CESTAT Quashes Excise Duty Demand for Lack of Evidence on Clandestine Clearance [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/16/250x150_2112515-steel-manufacturer-appeal-cestat-quashes-excise-duty-demand-taxscan.webp "Steel Manufacturers Appeal Allowed: CESTAT Quashes Excise Duty Demand for Lack of Evidence on Clandestine Clearance [Read Order]")
![Service Tax Exemption under Notification cannot be denied due to delay in filing EXP-2 Return: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/17/250x150_2112747-service-tax-exemption-under-notification-cannot-denied-due-delay-filing-exp-2-return-cestat-taxscan.webp "Service Tax Exemption under Notification cannot be denied due to delay in filing EXP-2 Return: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Swachh Bharat Cess Refund Clarified: CESTAT Favors Genpact, Cites No Time-Bar on Export Proceeds [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Chandigarh (CESTAT), has set aside the rejection of a large refund claim involving Swachh Bharat Cess and other input services, holding that...
![Swachh Bharat Cess Refund Clarified: CESTAT Favors Genpact, Cites No Time-Bar on Export Proceeds [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/17/500x300_2112782-swachh-bharat-cess-refund-clarified-cestat-favors-genpact-cites-no-time-bar-export-proceeds-taxscan.webp "Swachh Bharat Cess Refund Clarified: CESTAT Favors Genpact, Cites No Time-Bar on Export Proceeds [Read Order]")
Commercial Chartering Services by Shipping Ministry liable to service tax on 1% commission, Extended Limitation Period Not Applicable: CESTAT
The Principal Bench ofCustoms, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), New Delhi, ruled that the Ministry of Shipping’s Chartering Wing provided taxable Business Support Services by...
Insurance Company's CENVAT Credit Appeal Allowed: CESTAT Rules Services Received Before Restrictive Definition Applied [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) allowed the Appellant’s appeal, holding that credit cannot be denied on grounds not raised in the Show Cause...
![Insurance Companys CENVAT Credit Appeal Allowed: CESTAT Rules Services Received Before Restrictive Definition Applied [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/12/500x300_2111677-insurance-companys-cenvat-credit-appeal-allowed-cestat-rules-services-received-before-restrictive-definition-applied.webp "Insurance Companys CENVAT Credit Appeal Allowed: CESTAT Rules Services Received Before Restrictive Definition Applied [Read Order]")
GST Authorities investigated Service Tax under Guise of Scrutinizing TRAN-1: Calcutta HC Restrains Coercive Action [Read Order]
The Calcutta HighCourt restrained the Goods and Services Tax (GST) authorities from employing coercive measures after it was alleged that the authorities had examined matters pertaining to the...
![GST Authorities investigated Service Tax under Guise of Scrutinizing TRAN-1: Calcutta HC Restrains Coercive Action [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/12/500x300_2111656-gst-authorities-investigated-service-tax-under-guise-scrutinizing-tran1-calcutta-hc-restrains-coercive-action.webp "GST Authorities investigated Service Tax under Guise of Scrutinizing TRAN-1: Calcutta HC Restrains Coercive Action [Read Order]")
Department Cannot Retain RCM Service Tax Without Authority of Law: CESTAT Allows Refund Claim u/s 142(3) [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Mumbai has allowed the appeal of appellant, holding that the company is entitled to a cash refund of service tax paid under the...
![Department Cannot Retain RCM Service Tax Without Authority of Law: CESTAT Allows Refund Claim u/s 142(3) [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/02/500x300_2109478-cenvat-credit-credit-account-taxscan.webp "Department Cannot Retain RCM Service Tax Without Authority of Law: CESTAT Allows Refund Claim u/s 142(3) [Read Order]")
Internal Material Handling by HSCL Not Cargo Handling and Extended Period Not Invocable: CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand [Read Order]
The Hyderabad Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) allowed the appeals holding that the activities of internal shifting and handling of steel materials within...
![Internal Material Handling by HSCL Not Cargo Handling and Extended Period Not Invocable: CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/05/500x300_2110378-d0f969b9-4c3b-47f1-b647-444da181eac9.webp "Internal Material Handling by HSCL Not Cargo Handling and Extended Period Not Invocable: CESTAT Sets Aside Service Tax Demand [Read Order]")
Sales Tax Assessment Based on Document Seizure During Survey: Allahabad HC Finds Commercial Tax Tribunal's Relief Adequate [Read Order]
In the recent ruling, the Allahabad High Court upheld the best judgment tax assessment arising from documents seized during a 2016 survey, whereby the Commercial Tax Tribunal had already granted ...
![Sales Tax Assessment Based on Document Seizure During Survey: Allahabad HC Finds Commercial Tax Tribunals Relief Adequate [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/06/500x300_2110471-46d93eeb-8a27-4043-a305-c3e9b2fee930.webp "Sales Tax Assessment Based on Document Seizure During Survey: Allahabad HC Finds Commercial Tax Tribunals Relief Adequate [Read Order]")